Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. Date: 3/4/20 – Time: 11:45am – Location: Jersey Mikes

2. The sounds that I can hear furthest away from me are the sound coming from the television, as well as the customers talking as they are ordering their food.  Also, I can slightly hear a beeping noise coming from an appliance in the kitchen.

3. The sounds that I can hear in the medium range involve the doors being opened/closed as people are entering/leaving, and people talking to each other as they are walking in.  Moreover, I can hear the cashier’s voice as they inform the customers of the total cost of the orders.

4. The sounds closest to me are my friends talking and laughing with each other, and them sipping their beverages from their straws.  I can hear the crumbling of wrappers as we all pick up our food, bite into them, and munch on them.

5. The general sound level is moderately loud since there is a good amount of sound activity taking place throughout the building.

6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is “casual”.

7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are my friends and I talking and laughing with each other, sipping our beverages, and munching out food.

1 – 2/20/14 – 6:30ish pm, Napolini Express

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-Music playing through the speakers
-Chatting of Nappo’s customers

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-Ringing bell caused by door opening and closing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     -Lauren telling a story about Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -Marissa laughing at this story

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
– Jackie tapping her fingers
– The sound of my chewing pizza

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
– The environment has the sound of any typical restaurant. It is buzzing with various people’s conversations, and the hum of the machines making pizza.

6 – Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
– Humming

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-Music playing
– Lauren talking
-Bell on the door